Elections in Chhattisgarh have been conducted since the formation of the state in 2000, to elect the members of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly and the members of the Lok Sabha. There are 90 Legislative Assembly constituencies and 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
Major Political Parties in Chhattisgarh
The BJP and INC have been the most dominant parties in the state since its formation. Other political parties are BSP & JCC.
Lok Sabha elections
Until the year 2000, Chhattisgarh was a part of undivided Madhya Pradesh state.
Total Seats- 11 Election Year Lok Sabha1st Party2nd Party Prime Minister PM's Party200414thBJP 10INC 1Manmohan SinghINC200915th BJP 10INC 1201416thBJP 10INC 1Narendra ModiBJP201917thBJP 9INC 2202418thBJP 10INC 1
Legislative Assembly elections
Total Seats- 90 Election Year Assembly1st Party2nd Party3rd PartyOthers Chief Minister CM's Party 1998* 1st INC 48 BJP 384 Ajit JogiINC 2003 2ndBJP 50 INC 37BSP 2NCP 1 Raman SinghBJP20083rdBJP 50INC 38BSP 22013 4thBJP 49INC 39BSP 1IND 1 2018 5th INC 68 BJP 15JCC 5BSP 2 Bhupesh BaghelINC2023 6thBJP 54INC 35GGP 1Vishnudeo SaiBJP
The First assembly of Chhattisgarh was constituted on the basis of the Madhya Pradesh state legislative assembly elections held in 1998.
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